Stellar effort unveiled
A new catalogue of stars, believed to be the most accurate ever, has been published as the result of a decade's research by a Cambridge University academic, giving the distances to almost 118,000...
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Student library visits fall 20 per cent in a decade
Study pinpoints need to adapt facilities to reflect increased IT use and project work. Chloe Stothart reports. Universities will have to invest heavily in revamping their library facilities, it was...
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Hefce plans safety net fund for second degrees
"Safety net" funding is being offered to universities to minimise the impact of a government decision to cut funding for students studying second degrees, as a petition against the proposal gathers...
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Institutions fear EU funding will fall short
Commission proposals to establish European Research Area gloss over chronic underfunding, says European Universities Association. Chloe Stothart reports. University heads have voiced fears over the...
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It's up to us to keep the sharks out of our pool
Universities have to fight to eradicate the bogus colleges that harm the UK's reputation, says Gerald Vinten. Rather like in the movie Jaws , it seems that one never knows what is lurking in the...
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Alison Wolf
King's College London, like most UK universities, has a large number of students on one-year masters programmes; and "one year" means what it says. One cohort hands in its finished dissertations at...
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Applying the great lesson of Faraday
New EPSRC head Dave Delpy sets out his mission to hit short and long- term goals. Any student of science will tell you that Michael Faraday's research led to the development of practical devices such...
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Embrace, don't shun, ethos of business
Tim Wilson, vice-chancellor of Hertfordshire, calls for the creation of a new generation of commerce-friendly universities. It has been heartening for academe to hear Government and Opposition...
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Why first-time students have to come first
Reallocation of education funds is about social justice and augmenting the national pool of skills, says Bill Rammell. The Government's decision to funnel £100 million away from students taking...
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Postcards from the educators
Tim Birkhead's frustrations struck a chord with academics burdened by unthinking bureaucracy. My recent column on stifling administration ("Blank faces and bungled systems", September 21) elicited an...
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Add assistance, subtract stress
Students may joke about their poor maths skills, but you'll be doing them a favour if you help them tackle their numeracy problems, and their fear, right from the start. Harriet Swain sums up the...
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Fine dining to the strains of Bach
Name: Ian Bates Job: Director of education, School of Pharmacy, University of London - What is the trait you admire most in other people? Tolerance and respect for others. - What is the trait you...
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Ask the panel
Worried about your employment, maternity, pension rights? Send your questions to The Times Higher advice panel. 'Part of my university's mission statement includes the need to "promote equality,...
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Who got that cash?
An academic who grew up watching Cary Grant films has been awarded a £22,550 grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to study her Hollywood idol. Kathrina Glitre , who teaches film...
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UCU fears employer bid to block action over pay
Negotiators reject Ucea draft pay guidance that all unions be bound by majority view. Melanie Newman reports. The lecturers' union fears that it will be prevented from taking industrial action...